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    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      On Wall StreetBrendan Greeley
      The Fed needs more administrators

      History of payments shows there is more to central banking than voting to raise or lower interest rates

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Person in the News
      Lael Brainard: a rigorous economist enters Joe Biden’s White House

      She will be tasked with delivering the president’s agenda at a pivotal moment for the administration

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Biden names Fed’s Brainard as top economic adviser

      Central bank’s second-in-command will join White House in crucial policymaking role

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Brainard among contenders to be top White House economist

      Potential departure from Fed would mark major shake-up for US central bank as it grapples with worst inflation in decades

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Eurozone economy
      Central bankers pledge to ‘stay the course’ on high interest rates

      Remarks from ECB’s Christine Lagarde and Fed’s Lael Brainard stoke expectations of more rate rises

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
      Federal Reserve
      Brainard backs slower rate rises but says Fed still has ‘work to do’

      US central bank’s vice-chair says it should ‘soon’ bring supersized increases to an end

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      Federal Reserve
      Brainard signals Fed concern over emerging market vulnerabilities

      US central bank vice-chair notes cross-border ‘spillover’ risk as monetary policy tightens globally

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Federal Reserve
      Brainard calls for Fed to hold its nerve on inflation

      Hawkish intervention by vice-chair reinforces expectations for third consecutive 0.75 percentage point increase

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Cryptocurrencies
      Top Fed official warns of ‘serious vulnerabilities’ in crypto industry

      Sector needs tighter regulation as it is susceptible to same risks as traditional finance, Lael Brainard says

    • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
      Federal Reserve
      Top Fed official warns half-point rate rise may be needed in September

      String of increases could be extended if rampant inflation does not abate, says Lael Brainard

    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
      UnhedgedFederal Reserve
      The Fed gets scary

      And bitcoin’s declaration of independence

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      Federal Reserve
      Fed to begin ‘rapid’ balance sheet reduction as soon as May, says top official

      Lael Brainard suggests US central bank is prepared to take ‘stronger’ action on raising interest rates

    • Friday, 18 February, 2022
      US interest rates
      Two Fed officials back steady rise in interest rates starting in March

      Lael Brainard and John Williams weigh in on debate as US central bank plots policy course

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      Federal Reserve
      Lael Brainard says politics will not influence her Fed decisions

      Biden’s vice-chair nominee defends approach to climate change and vows to fight high inflation

    • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
      News in-depthFederal Reserve
      Lael Brainard’s stance on regulation sets up early test for Fed

      Democratic policymaker has diverged from Jay Powell on issues including rules for Wall Street

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      Federal Reserve
      Joe Biden nominates Jay Powell for second term as Fed chair

      Lael Brainard selected to be vice-chair of US central bank as it contends with high inflation

    • Monday, 8 November, 2021
      UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
      A different kind of housing bubble

      Plus Icarus markets, and Lael Brainard

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Federal Reserve
      Joe Biden meets Jay Powell as clock ticks on Fed chair decision

      Fed incumbent and rival Lael Brainard invited to White House with news on top job expected soon

    • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
      Federal Reserve
      Fed governor plays down inflation risks as ‘transitory surge’

      Lael Brainard says central bank should be ‘patient’ in pursuing loose monetary policy

    • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
      Workplace diversity & equality
      Brainard says lack of diversity holding back field of economics

      Fed governor says classrooms are whiter and more male than in other disciplines

    • Friday, 13 November, 2020
      News in-depthJoe Biden
      Lael Brainard, the internationalist in line for top Treasury job

      Appointment by Joe Biden would smash glass ceiling at department that has never been run by a woman

    • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
      US economy
      Fed official warns economic disparities may hold back US recovery

      Lael Brainard says more fiscal support needed to ensure rebound is ‘broad-based and inclusive’

    • Monday, 28 September, 2020
      Biden-Harris: what you need to know
      Bidenomics: sharp shift to left touts workers over wealth

      Democratic nominee campaigned as a moderate but claims most progressive economic plan since FDR

    • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Florida reports one-day record coronavirus death tally

      US state’s 133 fatalities come as Arizona also records its highest Covid-19 death total

    • Monday, 21 October, 2019
      Global InsightBrendan Greeley
      Facebook’s Libra currency is wake-up call for central banks

      Policymakers fear losing control if private companies win digital money race

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